you a pro so You got to be right but can I ask a stoopid question? What is a good Pic?

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Well sir, I am certainly no pro. The point of my title was to have folk look @ how good a bridge/super zoom camera can perform. I do not think I am bragging when I say the photos I just presented are as good or better than a lot I see here from dSLRs. It is not so much my skill as that of the camera.

I must say I get frustrated when a neophyte is always recommended to get a dSLR when asking about "what camera to get". It seems in this crowd nothing but a dSLR counts & that is what I am crudely trying to dispel. A super zoom for many is all they will ever need & is a great tool to learn on if they really want to progress to a dSLR.

My G1 was fitted with a short lens when this opportunity came up & so I grabbed the S5 with it's zoom capacity & made the most of it. I shoot mostly prime manual focus lenses on the G1.

...the photos I just presented are as good or better than a lot I see here from dSLRs. It is not so much my skill as that of the camera.

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If your camera has a good lens it doesn't matter. Anyone that can frame can take good, clear shots. My Sony DSC H5 has a Zeiss lens and takes great shots. The first 3 years I made money from photos was with that camera shooting motorsports.

.5fps + .3 seconds shutter lag = a lot of *@#&$

Still, when I got my 7D less than a year ago using 35mm era cannon glass and the kit lens the results were meh at best. I could never get equal results as I got with the Sony. I had lots more decent shots, but the quality out of the camera was dissapointing.

Once I put the 70-200 f2.8 L on the quality of my photography went straight back to that of the Sony only better, and tons less shots of a corner with no vehicle in it (or just a rear quarterpanel) because I missed the shot waiting for the camera.

Now at 8fps, undetectable shutter lag and nearly instant focus, I got a record 45% keepers on my first event using the 2.8. And it was at a day-time/night-time concert, the Mayhem Festival. (I shot Korn, Rob Zombie, Lamb of God, Hatebreed and the freestyle motocross team Metal Mulisha.) :mrgreen:

So yeah, a dslr isn't needed to get good picts, but it takes good picture taking to a whole different level. eacesign: